EE344 - Signals and Systems I - Fall 2003

 Lecture-by-Lecture Overview

Date
Topics 
Keywords
Reading Assignment
HW
 Aug 27
introduction
continuous-time (CT) and discrete-time (DT) signals; signal energy and power
1-14;
Ex: 1.1
 
 Aug 29 signal transformations; common signals time shift, reversal, and scaling; periodic signals; even and odd signals; complex exponentials; (angular) frequency; fundamental period
 15-38;
Ex: 1.2, 1.3
  
 Sep 1 common signals; difference between CT and DT complex exponentials harmonically related complex exponentials; unit impulse and unit step signals
38-56, 71;
Ex: 1.4, 1.5;
demo1.m

Sep 3 system properties
sifting property; memoryless systems; invertibility; causality;
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Sep 5
system properties; DT convolution sum
stability; time invariance; linearity; LTI system
74-90
HW 1 due
Sep 8
(recitation)

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Sep 10
Quiz 1
DT convolution
impulse response; convolution sum
90-102;
Java applet
Quiz 1
Sep 12
CT convolution
convolution integral
103-111;
Java applet
HW 2 due
Sep 15
differential and difference equations
homogeneous and particular solutions; infinite impulse response (IIR) and finite impulse response (FIR) systems
112-116
Ex: 2.2, 2.5;
LTI systems

Sep 17
(recitation)

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Sep 19
Quiz 2

116-127
Quiz 2
Sep 22
Fourier series representation
eigenfunction, eigenvalue; Laplace transform; z-transform; Fourier series representation; first and second harmonic components
177-186
HW 3 due
Sep 24
determination of Fourier series

analysis equation, synthesis equation;
Fourier series coefficient; spectral coefficient
186-195;
211-220;
Ex: 3.1;
Java applet
Quiz-like
problems

Sep 26
properties of Fourier series
Gibbs phenomenon
195-211;
221-226
HW 4 due
Sep 29
Quiz 3
Fourier series and LTI systems
system function; frequency response
226-231;
Ex: 3.2
Quiz 3
Sep 30
(discussion of sample exam)



Oct 1
filtering
lowpass (LP) filter, highpass (HP) filter, bandpass (BP) filter
231-239

Oct 2
EXAM 1
8:00-9:15am, LIBR 107



Oct 3
(no class)



Oct 6
filters described by differential and difference equations

239-250

Oct 8
introduction to the CT Fourier transform
CT Fourier transform (CT FT)
284-290;
Ex: 4.1

Oct 10
Fourier transform of periodic signals; FT properties

290-308
HW 5 due
Oct 13
Quiz 4
convolution property

308-330
Quiz 4
Oct 15
FT properties
duality
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Oct 17
FT properties

330-333
HW 6 due

FALL BREAK



Oct 27
systems characterized by differential equations;
proof of integration property
sign function
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Practice
Quiz 5 preview
Oct 29
Quiz 5
introduction to the DT Fourier transform

358-372
Quiz 5
Oct 31
DT FT of periodic signals; properties of the DT FT

372-396
HW 7 due
Nov 3
properties of the DT FT

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Nov 5
(recitation)

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Nov 7
Quiz 6


HW 8 due
Nov 10
discussion of quiz 6

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Nov 12
systems characterized by difference equations

396-400

Nov 14
examples
allpass filter

HW 9 due
Nov 17
practice exam



Nov 18
EXAM 2
8:00-9:15am, LIBR 107



Nov 19
discussion of exam 2

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Nov 21
introduction to the Laplace transform
bilateral Laplace transform, region of convergence (ROC), pole-zero plot
654-670;
Ex: 9.1

Nov 24
properties of the ROC

670-682

Nov 26
inverse Laplace transform; geometric evaluation of the FT

683-698
HW 10 due

THANKSGIVING



Dec 1
(recitation)



Dec 3
Quiz 7



Dec 5
properties of the Laplace transform;
TCE
system function, transfer function
698-713
HW 11 due
Dec 8
characterization of LTI systems using the Laplace transform; LTI systems characterized by linear constant-coefficient differential equations
 initial- and final-value theorems
714-720
  HW 12
Dec 10
unilateral Laplace transform
 unilateral Laplace transform
 
practice exam
Dec 15
discussion of practice exam
6:00-8:00pm, 119 DBRT
 
 
 
Dec 17
FINAL EXAM
8:00-10:00am, 131 DBRT